Raid in grocery shop and house, 57 gas cylinders seized

Bilaspur: Illegal business of gas refilling is going on without any fear in Bilaspur. Here the cylinders are being sold in black after refilling gas in metal stores and grocery shops. After continuous complaints, now the Food Department team has started raids. During this period, 57 domestic gas cylinders kept in metal stores and houses have been seized.

In fact, the game of filling five liter gas cylinders each from domestic gas cylinders and commercial cylinders and selling them at higher prices is an old game. Illegal business of converting domestic gas cylinders and selling them in black is also going on in the outskirts of the city including Sirgitti, Sarkanda, Chantidih, Talapara, Tilak Nagar, Golbazar, Karbala.

Domestic gas cylinders are used in most of the hotels and kiosks in the city. Whereas, for such commercial use, a separate gas cylinder is given, the price of which is also fixed. But, due to the cost of commercial cylinders, traders are using domestic gas cylinders commercially.